The Debt Crisis: Help’s at hand in tough times
Most people find it much more difficult to go to a financial counsellor than to a sex counsellor.This is part of the problem for the increasing number of families facing serious financial stress, says Sandra Saker, a financial counsellor with the Salvation Army’s Moneycare.
Ms Saker, who is Moneycare’s manager for the greater west, said there was a tsunami of debt facing families in western Sydney and people needed to seek help at the first signs of trouble.
She said people had to bite the bullet and see a financial counsellor before things escalated.
“As long as problems are tackled early on people can often come to arrangements with creditors to get some breathing space,” Ms Saker said.















